7998. shalal
Strong's Lexicon
shalal: Spoil, Plunder, Booty

Original Word: שָׁלָל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: shalal
Pronunciation: shah-LAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-lawl')
Definition: Spoil, Plunder, Booty
Meaning: booty

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׁלַל (shalal), meaning "to plunder" or "to spoil."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4661 (skulon): Refers to spoils or booty, similar to the Hebrew "shalal."

- G4812 (sulagogeo): To carry off as spoil, plunder.

Usage: The Hebrew word "shalal" refers to goods or possessions taken by force, typically in the context of war or conflict. It denotes the act of seizing or taking spoils from a defeated enemy. In the Old Testament, "shalal" is often used to describe the wealth, livestock, and goods captured by the Israelites or other nations during military conquests.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel, the concept of "shalal" was a common aspect of warfare. Victorious armies would claim the possessions of the defeated as a reward for their triumph. This practice was not only a means of wealth acquisition but also a demonstration of power and dominance. The distribution of "shalal" among soldiers was often regulated by leaders, as seen in various biblical accounts.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from shalal
Definition
a prey, spoil, plunder, booty
NASB Translation
booty (11), gain (1), plunder (3), possessions (1), spoil (57), spoiler (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שָׁלָל75 noun masculine1Samuel 30:16 prey, spoil, plunder, booty; — absolute ׳שׁ Genesis 49:27 +; construct שְׁלַל Judges 5:30 +, suffix שְׁלָלֵךְ Zechariah 14:1, שְׁלַלְכֶם Isaiah 33:4, etc.; —

1 prey, of Benjamin as wolf Genesis 49:27 (poem in J; with חִלֵּק).

2 booty, spoil of war, of all kinds (often "" בַּז): including garments, gold and silver Joshua 7:21 (J), ornaments Judges 8:24,25, fabrics and women Judges 5:30 a, b, flocks and herds 1 Samuel 30:20; Jeremiah 49:32; 2Chronicles 15:11, + persons Deuteronomy 20:14 (twice in verse), garments, food and drink 2Chronicles 28:15, etc. (58 t.; among these) שְׁלַל הֶעָרִים Deuteronomy 2:25; 2 Samuel 12:30; 1 Chronicles 20:2 and (+ cattle in addition) Deuteronomy 3:7; Joshua 8:27; Joshua 11:14 (both RD), compare (also of city) Isaiah 8:4; Deuteronomy 13:17 (twice in verse); Zechariah 14:1 and (+ cattle) Joshua 8:2 (RD), but including person and cattle Deuteronomy 20:14, compare Deuteronomy 20:14; figurative of entire nation Jeremiah 50:10; Ezekiel 7:21; Zechariah 2:13; ׳שׁ in symbolic proper name ׳מַהֵר שָׁלָל וגו Isaiah 8:1,3, see above p.555:a; ׳שׁ in metaphor of future majesty of ׳עֶבֶד י Isaiah 53:12; ׳וְהֳיְתָהאלּוֺ נַפְשׁוֺ לְשׁ i.e. life shall be spared, Jeremiah 21:9; Jeremiah 38:2; Jeremiah 39:18, compare Jeremiah 45:5.

3 private plunder Isaiah 10:2 (אַלְמָנוֺת שְׁלָלָם), Proverbs 1:13 and (perhaps in current saying) Proverbs 16:19.

4 = gain Proverbs 31:11. — ׳לְצַוִּארֵי שׁ Judges 5:30 c is clearly wrong; meaning dubious (see especially GFM); plausible conjectures are ׳לְצַוָּארַי שׁ for my neck as spoil, ReussBr and others, and לְצַוְּארֵי שֵׁגָל for the neck of the queen Ew Be Kit and others (but שֵׁגָל elsewhere late); Now strike out שָׁלָל and reads לְצַוָּארָיו.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
prey, spoil

From shalal; booty -- prey, spoil.

see HEBREW shalal

Forms and Transliterations
בַשָּׁלָ֡ל בשלל הַשָּׁלָ֔ל הַשָּׁלָ֖ל הַשָּׁלָ֣ל הַשָּׁלָל֒ הַשָּׁלָ֔ל השלל וְ֝שָׁלָ֗ל וְשָׁלָ֛ל וְשָׁלָ֥ל וּמִשְּׁלַ֛ל וּמִשָּׁלָ֔ל וּשְׁלַ֥ל וּשְׁלַל֙ וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם ומשלל ושלל ושללם לְשָׁלָ֑ל לְשָׁלָ֔ל לְשָׁלָ֖ל לְשָׁלָֽל׃ לַשָּׁלָ֖ל לל לשלל לשלל׃ מִשְּׁלַ֖ל מִשְּׁלַ֥ל מֵֽהַשָּׁלָ֛ל מֵהַשָּׁלָ֖ל מֵהַשָּׁלָ֛ל מהשלל משלל שְׁלַ֞ל שְׁלַ֣ל שְׁלַ֤ל שְׁלַ֥ל שְׁלַלְכֶ֔ם שְׁלַל־ שְׁלָל֑וֹ שְׁלָלֵ֖ךְ שְׁלָלָ֔ם שְׁלָלָ֖הּ שְׁלָלָ֗הּ שְׁלָלָ֥הּ שְׁלָלָ֥ם שְׁלָלָהּ֙ שְׁלָלָם֒ שְׁלָלֽוֹ׃ שָׁ֝לָ֗ל שָׁלָ֑ל שָׁלָ֖ל שָׁלָ֗ל שָׁלָ֥ל שָׁלָֽל׃ שָׁלָל֒ שָׁלָל֙ שלל שלל־ שלל׃ שללה שללו שללו׃ שללך שללכם שללם ḇaš·šā·lāl ḇaššālāl haš·šā·lāl hashshaLal haššālāl Lal lāl laš·šā·lāl lashshaLal laššālāl lə·šā·lāl ləšālāl leshaLal mê·haš·šā·lāl mehashshaLal mêhaššālāl miš·šə·lal mishsheLal miššəlal šā·lāl šālāl šə·lā·lāh šə·lā·lām šə·lā·lêḵ šə·lā·lōw šə·lal šə·lal- šə·lal·ḵem šəlal šəlal- šəlālāh šəlālām šəlālêḵ šəlalḵem šəlālōw shaLal sheLal shelaLah shelaLam shelalChem shelaLech shelaLo ū·miš·šā·lāl ū·miš·šə·lal ū·šə·lā·lām ū·šə·lal umishshaLal umishsheLal ūmiššālāl ūmiššəlal ūšəlal ūšəlālām usheLal ushelaLam vashshaLal veshaLal wə·šā·lāl wəšālāl
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Genesis 49:27
HEB: וְלָעֶ֖רֶב יְחַלֵּ֥ק שָׁלָֽל׃
NAS: he divides the spoil.
KJV: he shall divide the spoil.
INT: the evening divides the spoil

Exodus 15:9
HEB: אַשִּׂ֖יג אֲחַלֵּ֣ק שָׁלָ֑ל תִּמְלָאֵ֣מוֹ נַפְשִׁ֔י
NAS: I will divide the spoil; My desire
KJV: I will divide the spoil; my lust
INT: will overtake will divide the spoil shall be gratified my desire

Numbers 31:11
HEB: אֶת־ כָּל־ הַשָּׁלָ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־
NAS: all the spoil and all
KJV: And they took all the spoil, and all the prey,
INT: took all the spoil and all the prey

Numbers 31:12
HEB: הַמַּלְק֛וֹחַ וְאֶת־ הַשָּׁלָ֖ל אֶל־ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה
NAS: and the prey and the spoil to Moses,
KJV: and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses,
INT: the captives and the prey and the spoil to the camp

Deuteronomy 2:35
HEB: בָּזַ֣זְנוּ לָ֑נוּ וּשְׁלַ֥ל הֶעָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: as our booty and the spoil of the cities
KJV: we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities
INT: the animals took and the spoil of the cities which

Deuteronomy 3:7
HEB: וְכָל־ הַבְּהֵמָ֛ה וּשְׁלַ֥ל הֶעָרִ֖ים בַּזּ֥וֹנוּ
NAS: the animals and the spoil of the cities
KJV: But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities,
INT: all the animals and the spoil of the cities took

Deuteronomy 13:16
HEB: וְאֶת־ כָּל־ שְׁלָלָ֗הּ תִּקְבֹּץ֮ אֶל־
NAS: all its booty into the middle
KJV: And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst
INT: all booty shall gather into

Deuteronomy 13:16
HEB: וְאֶת־ כָּל־ שְׁלָלָהּ֙ כָּלִ֔יל לַיהוָ֖ה
NAS: and all its booty with fire
KJV: the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit,
INT: the city and all booty A whole to the LORD

Deuteronomy 20:14
HEB: בָעִ֛יר כָּל־ שְׁלָלָ֖הּ תָּבֹ֣ז לָ֑ךְ
NAS: all its spoil, you shall take as booty
KJV: and all that is in the city, [even] all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take
INT: the city all spoil shall take shall use

Deuteronomy 20:14
HEB: וְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ אֶת־ שְׁלַ֣ל אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: for yourself; and you shall use the spoil of your enemies
KJV: unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies,
INT: shall take shall use the spoil enemies which

Joshua 7:21
HEB: (וָאֵ֣רֶא ק) בַשָּׁלָ֡ל אַדֶּ֣רֶת שִׁנְעָר֩
NAS: when I saw among the spoil a beautiful
KJV: When I saw among the spoils a goodly
INT: advise self the spoil mantle Shinar

Joshua 8:2
HEB: וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ רַק־ שְׁלָלָ֥הּ וּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּ תָּבֹ֣זּוּ
NAS: only its spoil and its cattle
KJV: and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle
INT: king its spoil cattle shall take

Joshua 8:27
HEB: רַ֣ק הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וּשְׁלַל֙ הָעִ֣יר הַהִ֔יא
NAS: the cattle and the spoil of that city
KJV: Only the cattle and the spoil of that city
INT: but the cattle and the spoil city he

Joshua 11:14
HEB: וְ֠כֹל שְׁלַ֞ל הֶעָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙
NAS: All the spoil of these cities
KJV: And all the spoil of these cities,
INT: All the spoil cities of these

Joshua 22:8
HEB: מְאֹ֑ד חִלְק֥וּ שְׁלַל־ אֹיְבֵיכֶ֖ם עִם־
NAS: divide the spoil of your enemies
KJV: divide the spoil of your enemies
INT: very divide the spoil of your enemies with

Judges 5:30
HEB: יִמְצְא֜וּ יְחַלְּק֣וּ שָׁלָ֗ל רַ֤חַם רַחֲמָתַ֙יִם֙
NAS: are they not dividing the spoil? A maiden, two maidens
KJV: have they [not] divided the prey; to every
INT: finding dividing A spoil A damsel two

Judges 5:30
HEB: לְרֹ֣אשׁ גֶּ֔בֶר שְׁלַ֤ל צְבָעִים֙ לְסִ֣יסְרָ֔א
NAS: To Sisera a spoil of dyed
KJV: to Sisera a prey of divers colours,
INT: every warrior A spoil of dyed to Sisera

Judges 5:30
HEB: צְבָעִים֙ לְסִ֣יסְרָ֔א שְׁלַ֥ל צְבָעִ֖ים רִקְמָ֑ה
NAS: work, A spoil of dyed work
KJV: of divers colours, a prey of divers colours
INT: of dyed to Sisera A spoil work embroidered

Judges 5:30
HEB: רִקְמָתַ֖יִם לְצַוְּארֵ֥י שָׁלָֽל׃
NAS: on the neck of the spoiler?'
KJV: [meet] for the necks of [them that take] the spoil?
INT: embroidery the neck A spoil

Judges 8:24
HEB: אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֣זֶם שְׁלָל֑וֹ כִּֽי־ נִזְמֵ֤י
NAS: me an earring from his spoil. (For they had gold
KJV: the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden
INT: each an earring his spoil because earrings

Judges 8:25
HEB: אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֥זֶם שְׁלָלֽוֹ׃
NAS: an earring there from his spoil.
KJV: the earrings of his prey.
INT: and every an earring his spoil

1 Samuel 14:30
HEB: הַיּוֹם֙ הָעָ֔ם מִשְּׁלַ֥ל אֹיְבָ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: today of the spoil of their enemies
KJV: to day of the spoil of their enemies
INT: today the people of the spoil of their enemies which

1 Samuel 14:32
HEB: [שָׁלָל כ] (הַשָּׁלָ֔ל ק) וַיִּקְח֨וּ
NAS: greedily upon the spoil, and took
KJV: flew upon the spoil, and took
INT: the people about prey and took sheep

1 Samuel 15:19
HEB: וַתַּ֙עַט֙ אֶל־ הַשָּׁלָ֔ל וַתַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע
NAS: but rushed upon the spoil and did
KJV: but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst
INT: rushed upon the spoil and did what

1 Samuel 15:21
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֨ח הָעָ֧ם מֵהַשָּׁלָ֛ל צֹ֥אן וּבָקָ֖ר
NAS: took [some] of the spoil, sheep
KJV: took of the spoil, sheep
INT: took the people the spoil sheep and oxen

73 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7998
73 Occurrences


haš·šā·lāl — 10 Occ.
lāl — 1 Occ.
laš·šā·lāl — 1 Occ.
lə·šā·lāl — 7 Occ.
mê·haš·šā·lāl — 3 Occ.
miš·šə·lal — 2 Occ.
šā·lāl — 17 Occ.
šə·lal — 7 Occ.
šə·lā·lāh — 5 Occ.
šə·lā·lām — 3 Occ.
šə·lal·ḵem — 1 Occ.
šə·lā·lêḵ — 1 Occ.
šə·lā·lōw — 2 Occ.
ū·miš·šā·lāl — 1 Occ.
ū·miš·šə·lal — 1 Occ.
ū·šə·lal — 5 Occ.
ū·šə·lā·lām — 2 Occ.
ḇaš·šā·lāl — 1 Occ.
wə·šā·lāl — 3 Occ.















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